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Source Description
Although the pythons in the Jardin des Plantes were fed only small rodents, Barye was intrigued with literary accounts of these snakes swallowing much larger mammals.
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Document identity
localId
4856
label
Python Swallowing a Roe-Deer
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
2
Source metadata
id
4856
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Python Swallowing a Roe-Deer
description
Although the pythons in the Jardin des Plantes were fed only small rodents, Barye was intrigued with literary accounts of these snakes swallowing much larger mammals.
provenance
Purchased by William T. Walters (through George A. Lucas as agent), Baltimore, May 7, 1883 [1]; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.[1] The Diary of George A. Lucas, p. 563.
date
ca. 1840s
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
watercolors (paintings)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
21.6
height
32.1
dimensionsRaw
H: 8 1/2 x W: 12 5/8 in. (21.6 x 32.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Number] In graphite at lower left corner
on verso: 18.
med
watercolor on slightly textured, moderately thick, cream wove paper
creator_ids
6082
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
1956
2069
190
631
1993
404
Page inventory
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1
type
photo
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e8b00603d80e078a
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no
hasDescription
no
seq
2
type
photo
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43fafff664974feb
hasOcr
no
hasDescription
no